Take the Challenge! Art Doll Quarterly invites its readers to submit artwork to the following reader challenges. More details about sending your artwork to us can be found on submission guidelines.
Artful Teddy Bears
For many of us, a teddy bear served as our first confidante, best friend and tagalong. A well-loved teddy bear continues as a staple of childhood, even as younger generations enjoy action figures, hand-held video games and electronic pets. What artistic heights are possible with a teddy bear? We invite you to take on teddy bear making as an art and test the boundaries of creativity. Consider using Karen O’Brien’s basic bear pattern in the Spring 2007 issue as a starting point and adding collage pieces, vintage items or ephemera. Feel free to pursue another pattern or design your own. Or try altering a teddy bear, using the existing figure as a canvas for creating an entirely unique piece of art. We’re eager to share teddy bear art and inspiration with readers in the Winter 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Art Doll Quarterly · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Artfully Altered Barbies and Fashion Dolls
“She was always there when I was ready to play and I can remember long afternoons spent sharing her adventures,” says Judy Riemer in the Spring 2007 issue of her childhood days playing with Barbie. “Now it makes me sad to go into a thrift store or resale shop and see the piles of abandoned Barbies that have been discarded. Seeing them inspired me to find a way of giving them a new life and a new purpose.” What are your childhood memories of playing with fashion dolls and how do they translate in your current doll art? We’re eager to share wonderfully altered Barbies and fashion dolls and the inspiration behind them with readers in the spring 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: September 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Art Doll Quarterly · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Take the Challenge! Belle Armoire invites its readers to submit artwork to the following reader challenges. More details about sending your artwork to us can be found on submission guidelines.
SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS
Belle Armoire Jewelry (Volume 3) (Newsstand Date: September 1, 2007)
The smashing success of the first issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry in 2006 forces us to publish two issues in order to meet demand from those wanting to know how to make the most innovative and interesting modern jewelry. In anticipation of publishing Belle Armoire Jewelry 3 this fall, we’re issuing a call for artwork. If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire Jewelry covers a broad range of mediums, from art clay to polymer clay to found object to fiber to wire to beads and much, much more. Whether you are a creator of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches, pendants, rings or other jewelry, we welcome you to submit your artwork for consideration of publication.
Deadline for artwork to be received: April 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Belle Armoire Jewelry · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Altered Couture (Volume 3!) (Newsstand Date: November 1, 2007)
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! The publisher of Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio invites you to submit your own altered and embellished clothing and accessories to be considered for the second volume of this exciting publication. Chapters will include Skirts & Dresses, Pants & Overalls, Jackets & Vests, Shirts & Tops, Children’s Wear, Sassy Shoes, and Accessories.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Altered Couture · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Belt It Out!
Barbara Matthiessen wows with four ways to make a cool belt! Show us your passion for belts.
Deadline for artwork to be received: April 15, 2007. Selected results will be published in the September/October 2007 issue. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Belle Armoire · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Take the Challenge! Somerset Memories (formerly Legacy) invites its readers to submit artwork to the following reader challenges. More details about sending your artwork to us can be found on submission guidelines.
Memories in Moments
Share a heritage/memory art project that can be completed in 20 minutes or less! In the increasing rush and complexity of everyday life, not everyone has time to spend hours upon hours creating beautiful art (though we’d all love to in a perfect world). However, we know that beautiful heritage/memory art can be created in a few precious moments, and we’d love to gather your innovative ideas and inspire readers to preserve their precious memories in those little pockets of time (20 minutes or less) as they arise. For information on submitting your artwork, please see the Submission Guidelines, and be sure to note clearly “Memories in Moments” in your submission.
Deadline for artwork to be received: Ongoing. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Memories · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Go digital
Legacy is launching a new department devoted exclusively to digital scrapbook pages called The Virtual Gallery in our February/March issue. If you have created computer-generated scrapbook pages, simply e-mail low resolution scans (72 dpi) of your pages to us at: memoriessubmissions@stampington.com. If we choose your page, we'll contact you via e-mail for the high-resolution image.
Deadline for artwork to be received: Ongoing. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Memories · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
PLACES & POSSESSIONS
Pages that Celebrate All Things Great & Small
Scrapbook pages are filled with faces. Pictures of people we love. Yet not just persons but places and things can make for compelling pages. A beloved bracelet, a family heirloom, a favorite getaway, a gravesite – virtually anything that touches your heart can be used in a layout. Consider the examples shown here. An old green wine decanter, its stopper cracked and broken, has great value for Mecque Leonard. Her grandmother gave her the bottle for her 30th birthday, and there was a message inside. Gram wrote that the decanter was her first antique, and she wanted it to go to her first granddaughter. Perhaps there’s a special object in your life that you would like to commemorate on a scrapbook page. Whether it’s diamond ring or a plastic one you got as kid on Coney Island, whether it’s an exclusive island getaway or a crowded city park, we’d like to see those things that you treasure. Send us a page that celebrates a possession or a place, and we’ll run as many of your submissions as we can in a future issue of Legacy. Don’t worry if your treasured object wouldn’t fetch a dime in a thrift store. As these pages show, a seemingly ordinary object can be a thing of beauty – in the eyes of a beholder.
Deadline for artwork to be received: Ongoing. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Memories · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
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Show Your True Self – Tattoos and All
Scrapbook pages often depict seemingly perfect people – adorable infants, angelic children who never throw a tantrum, and dreamy, air-brushed self-portraits. Then there’s the heartwarming journaling recounting baby’s first tooth, a first day of school, a wedding. While it’s important to preserve such happy moments, it’s also the dark and difficult days, the somber thoughts and serious reflection that can make for compelling pages.
At Legacy, we invite you to create your own scrapbook pages that look at life honestly, that are unafraid to share the negative feelings as well as the positive ones, and that offer a self-portrait that’s true to oneself and one’s view of reality rather than an idealized picture. There’s no formula, no single style, no one way to create these pages. The artists featured in our February/March issue ("Scrapbooking Gets Real") each did what they felt was right for them, expressing themselves in their own individual way. We hope you’ll do the same, and send the results to us. We’ll publish as many of your pages as we can in an upcoming issue of Legacy.
Deadline for artwork to be received: Ongoing. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Memories · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
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SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS
Somerset Holidays & Celebrations (Newsstand Date: September 1, 2007)
Handcrafted Projects for Any Special Occasion of the Year
For most art and crafting enthusiasts, holidays and celebrations are the best reasons to create handcrafted projects … either to keep and treasure in the home, or to give and share with friends and loved ones. But with so many special occasions that seem to come around more quickly with the passing of each year, even the most creative minds need project ideas. Christmas cards, gift wrap papers, wreaths, advent calendars, Halloween trick-or-treat pails, papier mâché Valentine hearts, glittery paper hats for the New Year, party favors for birthday celebrations, romantic charms for anniversaries, patriotic paper fans for Independence Day, and Thanksgiving table decorations are just some project ideas that you might consider. Somerset Holidays & Celebrations is sure to become a tradition in many homes, where ideas for creative celebrations abound. Please submit your most festive projects for the following categories to be considered for this beautiful 144-page publication.
Deadline for artwork to be received: April 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Holidays & Celebrations · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Sew Somerset (Newsstand Date: October 1, 2007)
The Art of Creative Sewing & Mixed-Media
More than ever before, artists are discovering the joy of combining sewing with mixed-media projects, as artists recognize that stitches are not limited just to fabrics. Machine stitching can be added to almost anything including paper, transparencies, fabric, batting, canvas, foil, paper bags, kraft paper, and so much more. For those who choose to work with more durable materials like wood, metal and clay, stitches can also be added, but usually by hand.
Whether you sew by hand or machine, we invite you submit your most innovative and imaginative art projects that incorporate sewing, for this brand new special publication. Some project ideas include:
- Scrapbook layouts
- Art quilts
- Greeting cards
- ATCs
- Altered books
- Art journals
- Art jewelry
- Wall hangings
- Collages
Sew Somerset will feature projects of the highest caliber that Somerset Studio is known for … projects that will surely take your breath away … projects that will look “So Somerset!” In this 144-page publication, you will find beautiful photographs, easy-to-understand techniques, and a bounty of tips, ideas and inspiration. Sew Somerset will help you learn how to add stitches of varied lengths, sizes, colors, and dimension into your next art project.
Deadline for artwork to be received: May 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Sew Somerset · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Altered Couture (Volume 3!) (Newsstand Date: November 1, 2007)
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! The publisher of Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio invites you to submit your own altered and embellished clothing and accessories to be considered for the second volume of this exciting publication. Chapters will include Skirts & Dresses, Pants & Overalls, Jackets & Vests, Shirts & Tops, Children’s Wear, Sassy Shoes, and Accessories.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Altered Couture · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Somerset Wedding 4 (Newsstand Date: February 1, 2008)
You are cordially invited to submit artwork to be considered for this special publication as we discover more elegance, more inspiration and more romance. Somerset Wedding 3 will feature breathtaking photographs of exquisite handcrafted ideas that make the wedding day the perfect day. Please submit invitations, bridal accessories, favors, wedding books and albums, programs, menus, centerpieces, gifts, thank you cards, bridal journals, altered books, collages and other wedding-related paper art, mixed-media art or wearable art that capture the Somerset Studio tradition of romance and timeless beauty.
Deadline for artwork to be received: August 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Wedding · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Upcoming Themes:
Vintage Halloween (September/October 2007)
Witchy women, jack o’lanterns, gothic tales, fairies and goblins … the magical holiday of Halloween is filled with wonderful images and ideas that beg for artistic expression. We’d like you to stir the caldron, cast a spell, do whatever’s necessary to conjure up some spooktacular vintage Halloween artwork. Think elegant and sophisticated, romantic and timeless as you sort through your collection of black and white photographs, ephemera, old papers and pages. For the Sep/Oct 2007 please submit paper and mixed-media projects that capture the beguiling and enchanting spirit of a vintage Halloween.
Deadline for artwork to be received: April 15, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Studio · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Special Holiday Projects
Somerset Studio invites you to join in our annual tradition of showcasing your most special holiday projects. We’re looking for greeting cards, gift-wraps, advent calendars, ornaments, table decorations, stocking stuffers, and assorted handmade gifts and artwork that celebrate the season.
Please use colors, words and images that are most inspirational and meaningful for you during the holidays. We look forward to projects made with paper, rubber art stamps, calligraphy, and mixed-media that will add sparkle to our traditions of giving thanks, rekindling our faith, and reconnecting with family and friends.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 11, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Studio · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Green
Join us in our celebration of the color green! This fresh, friendly color is all around us: from the tropical rainforests to the lush hills of Ireland; the bright granny smith apple or a scoop of pale mint ice cream; or maybe you’re stirred by the sea foam of the ocean or the green grass of the earth.
With so many shades, you’ll have plenty to choose from the many hues of jade, forest, mint, sage, emerald, pine, olive, or lime. We want to see what you can come up with for this lovely color. Show us what inspires you about green with your paper and mixed-media projects.
Deadline for artwork to be received: August 13, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Somerset Studio · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Send us your stamped artwork! Remember, we welcome general stamped art anytime of the year. However, we occasionally like to focus on a theme, highlight holidays, or extend a stamping challenge. More details about sending your artwork to us can be found on submission
guidelines.
Holiday Happenings
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Kwanza and Hanukah! Join The Stampers’ Sampler in our October/November 2007 issue as we celebrate the season with stamping style. Using your favorite holiday motifs stamp a card, advent calendar, wrapping paper, ornament, gift collection, or project of your choice. Any themes and colors that celebrate the variety of the holiday season will be considered for our annual issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Chip Off the Old Board
Chipboard embellishments are all the rage! Perfect little touches for art projects, they take on ink, paint, paper, or just about anything. Light and versatile, chipboard can be used in a myriad of ways. We would love to see how you use these little beauties to spruce up your projects. Send us your submissions for possible publication in the October/November issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: June 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
The Art of Hearts
Show us your Valentine spirit by using heart shapes in your cards and projects, but here’s the catch — they cannot be made of paper. Find alternative materials like petals, fabrics and anything else you can dream up. We are breathlessly awaiting your heartfelt submissions, which will be published in the December/January 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: August 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Odds and Ends
Bring out the scraps and piece together something beautiful for our latest challenge. We want to see how you use all those scraps you’ve collected. Make cards, tags and other projects using the remains of previous craft adventures. Be sure to include your name and brief instructions and attach them to each sample. Results will be published in the December/January 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: August 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Doodling Designs
At The Stampers’ Sampler, we encourage doodling in class, so break out your markers and graffiti up all your cards and projects. Freehand your way onto our honor roll by sending us your A+ projects for publication. Don’t forget to add a little stamping and put them in the mail for the February/March 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: October 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Pins and Needles
If you’re stuck on the same old embellishments, try out our latest challenge for incorporating cool pins into your art projects. Hat pins, sewing and safety pins are just a few examples of simple ways to dress up your cards. Fabricate some of your own ideas and send us the results for publication in the February/March 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: October 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Eggstra Special
We’re looking for “eggstra special” artwork featuring bunnies, eggs, spring blooms, baskets and/or religious icons for our annual Easter Celebrations challenge. Show us your creative and artistic expressions through rubberstamped cards and projects, which will be published in the February/March 2008 issue.
Deadline for artwork to be received: October 1, 2007. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: The Stampers’ Sampler · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Artful Calling Cards
Business cards are an important part of first impressions, show us how you stand out from the crowd with your fun, fancy or funky take on the common card. We are looking for your artistic and embellished cards for this regular feature, submissions will be accepted year round. Please be sure to include instructions with your projects.
Finders Keepers
The Stampers’ Sampler is currently welcoming artwork for our regular article Finders Keepers. Use your imagination to transform ordinary trash into artistic treasures. The goal is to create art out of overlooked objects others would consider garbage. So before you throw that trash away, consider the greater potential of found art.
A Different Point of View!
How many different looks can you get from one stamp? We’re looking for submissions from our readers using the Different Point of View idea. Find your favorite versatile image and create 10 to 12 samples/projects using that image or a portion thereof. You can do it yourself or invite your local club to join you. There is no deadline – we’ll be taking submissions for this challenge on an on-going basis. Start your own DPOV challenge today!
take ten™ Winter 2008
We need your quick and easy stamped cards for the Winter 2008 issue! Send us your “Ten Minutes or Less” artwork in any style, theme or color, and we’ll send you a free issue if your work is published.
Samples must be received by August 1, 2007 in order to be considered for the
Winter '08 issue. Make sure brief instructions and stamp credits are attached to each piece, as well. If you would like to be notified when your artwork reaches our offices, simply enclose a self-addressed and stamped postcard, and we'll mail it back to you.
Send submissions to:
Stampington & Company
c/o Take Ten Issue
22992 Mill Creek, Suite B
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Due to the volume of submissions received and the nature of the subject matter, all artwork contributed to Take Ten Special issues becomes the property of Stampington & Company and will not be returned.
Submission
Guidelines
Please send your
submissions to the Editor (name of publication), Stampington & Company, 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.
The Editor's
name can be found within the first couple of pages of the publication.
For more specific guidelines, please click on the following links:
Art Doll Quarterly | Belle Armoire | Legacy
Somerset
Studio | Take Ten | The
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